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      <title>9 Unexpected Places in Michigan You Can Get A Really Good Meal</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:42:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Do the Headstones in These Michigan Graveyards Move on Their Own?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It has long been urban legend in Michigan that the McManus gravesite in Petoskey and the Witches Ball in Memphis, MI are haunted and appear to move on their own <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/witches-ball-mcmanus-headstone-michigan-haunted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It has long been urban legend in Michigan that the McManus gravesite in Petoskey and the Witches Ball in Memphis, MI are haunted and appear to move on their own <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/witches-ball-mcmanus-headstone-michigan-haunted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Paw Paw's Brynn Cummings to Appear on 'America's Got Talent'</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Paw Paw, Michigan middle school student and ventriloquist Brynn Cummings will appear on nationally on 'America's Got Talent' on June 13, 2023. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/brynn-cummings-americas-got-talent-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paw Paw, Michigan middle school student and ventriloquist Brynn Cummings will appear on nationally on &apos;America&apos;s Got Talent&apos; on June 13, 2023. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/brynn-cummings-americas-got-talent-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Have You Read the Magical Book Series Based in Marshall, MI?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 18:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The John Bellairs franchise spawned a 12 book series and a film adaption starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett was release in 2018. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/john-bellairs-marshall-michigan-author/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The John Bellairs franchise spawned a 12 book series and a film adaption starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett was release in 2018. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/john-bellairs-marshall-michigan-author/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>4 Train-Themed Stays You Can Enjoy in West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you've ever dreamed about sleeping in an old train car, these themed stays might be perfect for you  <a href="https://wgrd.com/train-themed-stays-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you&apos;ve ever dreamed about sleeping in an old train car, these themed stays might be perfect for you  <a href="https://wgrd.com/train-themed-stays-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chelsea Rose]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>15 Michigan Towns That Have the Dirtiest Sounding Names</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:26:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Did you know about Butman or Cumming Townships? How about Dick? I didn't know Dick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dirty-sounding-michigan-towns/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know about Butman or Cumming Townships? How about Dick? I didn&apos;t know Dick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dirty-sounding-michigan-towns/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Marshall]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Only Footage of Detroit Legend Milky The Clown Surfaces</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:54:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Even though he was born in Chicago and lived in Birmingham, MI, Milky The Clown had the burial that is fit for any great magician, as his remains were cremated and scattered over Lake Palmer in Colon, Michigan, the Magic Capital of the World <a href="https://wgrd.com/milky-the-clown-footage/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even though he was born in Chicago and lived in Birmingham, MI, Milky The Clown had the burial that is fit for any great magician, as his remains were cremated and scattered over Lake Palmer in Colon, Michigan, the Magic Capital of the World <a href="https://wgrd.com/milky-the-clown-footage/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Frankhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Worst Towns In Michigan To Be In A Real Life Horror Movie Scenario</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I put together a list of places I think would be least optimal for the situation and where, in a fictional setting, you'd have the least chance of surviving a slasher coming for your soul. <a href="https://wgrd.com/worst-towns-horror-movie-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I put together a list of places I think would be least optimal for the situation and where, in a fictional setting, you&apos;d have the least chance of surviving a slasher coming for your soul. <a href="https://wgrd.com/worst-towns-horror-movie-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Frankhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>What’s In A Name? 5 Misnamed Michigan Cities</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When Michigan became the 26th state in the Union January 26th, 1837 some of these towns were settlements or villages and would later become cities. <a href="https://wgrd.com/whats-in-a-name-5-misnamed-michigan-cities/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When Michigan became the 26th state in the Union January 26th, 1837 some of these towns were settlements or villages and would later become cities. <a href="https://wgrd.com/whats-in-a-name-5-misnamed-michigan-cities/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Things To Do This Weekend: August 12-14, 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We have 19 different events around the area this weekend. There will be music, carnivals, festivals, cars, movies, beer, surfing, and even a giant slip-n-slide.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-august-12-14-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have 19 different events around the area this weekend. There will be music, carnivals, festivals, cars, movies, beer, surfing, and even a giant slip-n-slide.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-august-12-14-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Things To Do This Weekend: August 5-7, 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:40:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This week we have a dozen different events...music, festivals, magic, ribs, peaches, wrestling, and art... <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-august-5-7-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week we have a dozen different events...music, festivals, magic, ribs, peaches, wrestling, and art... <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-august-5-7-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[What first appeared to be an April Fool's Day joke is starting to look like a legit thing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/destroy-my-colon/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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